Chernetidae Temporal range: | |
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Apatochernes sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
Superfamily: | Cheliferoidea |
Family: | Chernetidae Menge, 1855 |
Subfamilies | |
Chernetidae is a family of pseudoscorpions, first described by Anton Menge in 1855. [1]
As of October 2023 [update] , the World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog accepts the following 119 genera: [2]
Pseudoscorpions, also known as false scorpions or book scorpions, are small, scorpion-like arachnids belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida.
The Feaellidae are a family of pseudoscorpions with the single genus Feaella.
Lechytia is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the subfamily Lechytiinae within the family Chthoniidae. It is the sole genus in its subfamily and contains 22 described species from many parts of the world.
Chthoniidae is a family of pseudoscorpions within the superfamily Chthonioidea. The family contains more than 600 species in about 30 genera. Fossil species are known from Baltic, Dominican, and Burmese amber. Chthoniidae now includes the former families Tridenchthoniidae, and Lechytiidae which has been demoted to subfamilies.
Olpiidae is a family of pseudoscorpions in the superfamily Garypoidea. It contains the following genera:
Atemnidae is a family of pseudoscorpions, first described by Kyukichi Kishida in 1929.
Dinocheirus is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Chernetidae.
Chthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1843.
Garypus is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Garypidae. There are at least 20 described species in Garypus.
Cheliferidae is a family of pseudoscorpions in the order Pseudoscorpiones, first described by Antoine Risso in 1827.
Syarinidae is a family of pseudoscorpions in the order Pseudoscorpiones. There are at least 20 genera and 110 described species in Syarinidae.
Hesperochernes is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family of Chernetidae.
Cheiridiidae is a family of pseudoscorpions belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones.
Withiidae is a family of pseudoscorpions, first described by Joseph Conrad Chamberlin in 1931.
Lagynochthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Chthoniidae. It was described in 1951 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.
Tyrannochthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Chthoniidae. It was described in 1929 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.
Pseudotyrannochthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Pseudotyrannochthoniidae. It was described in 1930 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.
Ideoblothrus is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Syarinidae family. It was described in 1892 by Italian naturalist Luigi Balzan as a subgenus of Ideobisium.